Thousands of customers ordered drugs by calling or texting phones referred to as 'drug lines', which the gang operated under the pseudonyms 'Sid' and 'Billy'. Their requests were couriered to them by car.

Aqib Shazad , 22, of Ena Avenue, Sneinton, who had a 'leading role' in the conspiracy, was given a total of 14-and-a-half years for the cocaine conspiracy and seven years concurrent for the cannabis conspiracy.

Fasal Khan, 25, of St Stephen's Road, Sneinton, who delivered drugs to customers, received 12 years on the cocaine charge and four years concurrent for the cannabis plot.

Jameel Khan, 34, of St Stephen's Road, Sneinton, was handed 11 years on the cocaine allegation and four years concurrent on the second charge.

Jameel Khan

Kasim Aftab, 26, of of Oakdale Road, Bakersfield, - a man who the judge said was less frequently involved but played an active role in both conspiracies over a significant period of time - received nine-and-half years on the cocaine charge and four years concurrent for the cannabis allegation.

Gulham Mir, 30, of Lilac Grove, Beeston - "an active member of the team", said the judge - was sentenced to eight-and-half years for the cocaine charge and three years and nine months for the cannabis conspiracy.

Daniel Greenwood

Daniel Greenwood, 26, of Northampton Street, St Ann's, got nine years for the first charge and three years and nine months concurrently on the second, as well as a three-month consecutive sentence for a bail act offence.

Sojad Miah, 32, of Hardstaff Road, Sneinton, will serve seven years on the cocaine charge and two years and eight months concurrently on the cannabis allegation. He pleaded guilty on the basis he was involved in supply for five months and supplied the cocaine on an ad hoc basis.

Sajmon Brzezinski was jailed at Nottingham Crown Court

Sajmon Brzezinski, 43, Overdale Road, Basford, was jailed after for enslaving workers. He admitted human trafficking, two counts of forced labour and fraud. He was jailed for eight years and will be freed on licence halfway through.

Brzezinski set up bank accounts in their names, took charge of cash cards, enabling him to get his hands on the victims' wages and tax benefits while they worked for Sports Direct in in Shirebrook and then Hammond Produce, near Nottingham.

He seized a total of £129,500 from the pair, who were both described as vulnerable when the case was heard at Nottingham Crown Court.

Harrison Delbuono, left, and Ousama Bounaceur

Two masked robbers were jailed after threatening to cut off a Clifton car dealer's little finger so they could get away with his £12,500 takings. They were jailed at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, June 15 for the robbery at their victim's temporary home in Colley Moor Leys Lane, Clifton on June 22 last year.

A 15-year prison term was imposed on Ousama Bounaceur, 22, of Manvers Court, Sneinton. He had previous convictions for robbery, denied the charge and was on prison licence at the time.

A jail sentence of ten years nine months was ordered for Harrison Delbuono, 21, of Oak Acres, Chilwell. He admitted the offence and had never been in trouble before. The pair will be freed on licence half way through their sentences.

Malgorzata Kobialka

Malgorzata Kobialka was found guilty at Nottingham Crown Court of wounding with intent during an attack on her partner on February 19 this year. She was jailed for 10 years.

Kobialka, 44, of Sherwood, had denied the stabbing at the start of the investigation, claiming he had been attacked by an unknown man on the doorstep of their home on Sherwood Rise.

The court heard she had waited three hours to call an ambulance for her stricken partner, instead choosing to call her friends and family.

She also changed her clothes in a bid to get away with the crime.

Tremayne McKenzie; and the Irish Centre

Tremayne McKenzie, 25, of Barent Walk, Bestwood Estate , received four-and-half years in prison for attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to the unknown man, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the woman outside the Nottingham Irish Centre. (The intent relates to the attack on the man.)

He had tried to attack the man with a knife on the pavement outside the club during the early hours of April 9. But instead he slashed the thigh of a woman who who was innocently looking through her handbag.

Pawel Lupa

Pawel Lupa, 40, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court after being found guilty by a jury of the murder of Aleksandra Mrozik, his partner of 20 years, and the attempted murder of a friend, 32-year-old Wojcek Bocek, on July 16 last year.

Lupa will have to serve 23 years before he can seek parole. He got 12 years for attempted murder but this will be served at the same time.

Kieron Larcombe, left, and James Meller

Two men who stole Christmas gifts from a Nottingham home were sentenced to a combined eight years in jail.

Kieron Larcombe, 28, of Hanslope Crescent, Nottingham, and James Meller, 28, of Lindfield Road, Nottingham, had been caught on CCTV trying to break into a property in the Strelley area on Sunday, December 11 last year

They both pleaded guilty to the attempted burglary, and were found guilty of the second burglary at Nottingham Crown Court on June 14 following a trial.

Sean Mulligan

Sean Mulligan, 42, was sent to prison for 22 months - 18 months for causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and four months consecutive for driving whilst disqualified, after he pleaded guilty to driving-related charges.